Senior figures at Ofgem and within industry support giving the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) greater clout. Ofgem director general, infrastructure Akshay Kaul told Utility Week Live that an expanded remit for the NIC would help with cross-sector infrastructure planning, while Environment Agency deputy director Gillian Pratt also called for greater cross-sector collaboration. They were speaking just hours before Labour unveiled its plans to merge the NIC with the Infrastructure Projects Authority (IPA) into a “new, powerful” body.
Ofgem and industry leaders back greater role for NIC
